# Made-Up, False and Flat-out Wrong Trivia Dominoes **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [April 21, 2014, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580 "2014-04-21T03:04:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 267
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2015, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/5321 "2015-11-08T02:13:33Z")
Don Knotts is both ambidextrous and multilingual, and can simultaneously write Greek and Urdu with each hand. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2015, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/5322 "2015-11-08T05:26:51Z")
Unknown to most fans of Mayberry, backstory only available in a single surviving, closely guarded scriptwriter’s writing guide outlines Barney Fife’s secret life as the criminal mastermind controlling all crime in 23 counties centered on Mayberry. Don Knotts captured the contrast and tension between his hidden role and his overt role as deputy, saying off camera, “I don’t shit where I eat.” ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2015, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/5323 "2015-11-08T18:38:47Z")
A draft novel exploring Barney Fife’s role as the _capo di tutti capi tutti fruiti_ for a 23-county region of rural North Carolina was found among the papers of _The Godfather_ author Mario Puzo after his death. ---
**Author:** ![Wallaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Wallaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallaby)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2015, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/5324 "2015-11-08T22:24:35Z")
North Carolina does not exist on Tuesdays. ---
**Author:** ![MrQwertyasd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9d8465/32.png) [@MrQwertyasd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrQwertyasd)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/5325 "2015-11-09T00:22:54Z")
Tuesdays are universally ignored in South Carolina. ---
**Author:** ![Nelson\_Pike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Nelson\_Pike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nelson_Pike)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/5326 "2015-11-09T00:42:26Z")
> [@MrQwertyasd](#): > > Tuesdays are universally ignored in South Carolina. The NC and SC legislatures are being called into special session today to pass two acts for the purpose of: (1) Affirming that the states are perpetual entities which exist every day of every week and which observe the existence of every day of the week. (2) Passing ex post facto bills of capital attainder against any individual who has ever suggested otherwise on any forum, including internet discussion boards. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/5327 "2015-11-09T14:47:08Z")
This is the first time the NC and SC legislatures have been called into special session since 1792, when they deemed it “acceptable” for a state to have the name of a girl \*(sic)\*Soon after, Virginia followed their lead. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/5328 "2015-11-09T15:04:30Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > This is the first time the NC and SC legislatures have been called into special session since 1792, when they deemed it “acceptable” for a state to have the name of a girl \*(sic)\*Soon after, Virginia followed their lead. North and South Dakota have filed suit against Dakota Fanning for allegedly “girlifying” their states. ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/5329 "2015-11-09T15:07:12Z")
After a long search, state Congressmen found an 80-year-old widow named Idaho Spudnickowitz and filed an act to embrace girlification and to declare the state of Idaho a feminine state. Voters promptly lowered all state Congressional salaries to 72% of their previously stated amounts. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/5330 "2015-11-09T15:23:14Z")
Louisiana has filed a bill to clarify that their state is named after Louis XIV, King of France from 1643 to 1715. When René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle claimed the territory drained by the Mississippi River for France, he named it La Louisiane, meaning “Land of Louis.” In no way did a “Louisiana or Anna” have anything to do with the name. Louisiana is not a girlified state. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/5331 "2015-11-09T17:21:22Z")
Members of the Idaho Legislature today unanimously passed a bill acknowledging that there is no such thing as a “state Congressman.” Gov. Orson “Skip” Bean Phartuccio Hadley Baxendale Lombardy Pudding Elk VII has promised he will promptly sign it after lunch. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/5332 "2015-11-10T12:12:45Z")
Within the United States, the state of Idaho is actually a semi-fictional entity, present merely to ensure a “round” (or aesthetic) number of stars on the flag. Prior to the interweb, all correspondence sent to Idaho was handled in a post office in Trenton, New Jersey. Today that mail, along with all electronic traffic, is forwarded to the NSA. ---
**Author:** ![Wallaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Wallaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallaby)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/5333 "2015-11-10T21:24:18Z")
The Democratic Party have stated their aim to push for an extra state to be admitted to the USA because ‘Odd numbers are cooler’. New states up for discussion include Disneyland, the Atlantic Ocean and Narnia. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/5334 "2015-11-12T20:20:46Z")
The two territories currently being considered for admission to the union are Puerto Rico and Dollywood, which may be merged into a single entity called Dolly Rico for gerrymandering reasons. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/5335 "2015-11-12T21:47:04Z")
The word gerrymandering was conceived in March 1812 when Gerry Mander built a crooked, zig-zagging fence between his property and his neighbors out of spite during a dispute about the property line. Boston newspapers jumped on the amusing story and smooshed his name together into the new word. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/5336 "2015-11-12T23:18:19Z")
The Babylonian builder Dyslexerxes built the first ZigZaggurat, also known as the Falling Tower of Babble. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/5337 "2015-11-13T03:27:30Z")
“We’re A Babylonian Band” Out on the road for forty days Last night in Ur put me in a haze Sweet, sweet Shalla, doin’ her act She had the whole show and that’s a natural fact Up all night with Hammarabi I got to tell you, dice is his thing Wine and ladies, keep me right As long as we can make it to the show tonight We’re A Babylonian band We’re A Babylonian band We’re comin’ to your town We’ll help you party it down We’re A Babylonian band ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/5338 "2015-11-13T15:20:40Z")
Babylon was named by Hammurabi after his 23rd wife, Apollonia, who nagged him incessantly. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/5339 "2015-11-13T16:22:41Z")
Hammurabi Bean McGill, mayor for life of Indianapolis, is the world’s foremost authority on ukeleles and Magritte. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/5340 "2015-11-13T16:27:20Z")
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